November 24th, 2018
By: Cindy
Ready for part 2 of our day. Headed out to the train station and found a festival about 2 minutes from our place. There was barely any room to even walk. Don't stop or you will be pushed. There was every single food stall, a ton of booths that sold offerings and a shrine surrounded by hundreds of lanterns.
Continued to walk to Omoide Yokocho where there are lots of yakitori bars. Also know as Piss Alley because there were (and I am pretty sure still aren't ) any bathrooms. This is an area that was very popular during the war. Most places just hold a couple of people and specialize in one kind of food like just chicken yakitori or beef or ramen. We ready that some only let locals in. Wasn't sure if I believed it until we tried to go in one that had open chairs and they told us they were full. Did find one that would take us. We got some rich ramen with tempura on top.
A train to Shibuya to see the world's busiest pedestrian crossing. It was crazy! It was fun but I noticed there was a Starbucks at one of the corners and it had a second floor. We went up and watched the crossing from there. So busy! At least I thought it was busy until we caught the train back. I felt like there wasn't even room to breath. Everyone is smooshed together and basically sways together as the train moves. It was just too much for me. Finished the night with a little ice cream and in bed by 10:30.
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